SXSW: La La Land Oscar Winner, John Wick VR and more to feature at the Lionsgate Lounge

The annual SXSW Film, Interactive and Music festival kicks off in Austin, Texas this Friday, and with it are a pile of must-attend once-in-a-lifetime events. The US film studio Lionsgate will be putting on one of these events in the form of the Lionsgate Lounge, which will be operating in Austin from the 11th to the 13th of March, and incorporate events that fit into the Film & Interactive streams of the festival.

Featured amongst in the run of events and festivities at the lounge will be an evening with La La LandAcademy Award winning composer Justin Hurwitz; a premiere of Film Hawk; a panel with American Gods show creators Bryan Fuller and Michael Green, cast Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Pablo Schreiber and Emily Browning; a VR demo of John Wick Chronicles; you’ll get to check out suits and enter a game competition from Saban’s Power Rangers; and much, much more.

You’ll find the lounge at Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W. 4th street)

The full run of events can be found here (updated 8th March with the full and final itinerary, including a new Star Wars entry!):

Featuring yoga with BeFit trainer Sydney Benner from 10-10:45am and a “Burn to the Beat” dance workout with BeFit trainer Keaira LaShae from 11-11:45am. Protein Shakes and Bloody Marys will be available to help attendees recover from their workout…or the night before!

The documentary Film Hawk traces independent film legend, Bob Hawk, through his early years as a young gay child of a Methodist minister to his current career as a consultant on some of the most influential independent films of our time. Q&A to follow with Bob Hawk and directors JJ Garvine and Tai Parquet.

Sunday March 12, 12:45pm-1:15pm CT – A24’s Free Fire Fireside Chat

Listen to the cast of Free Fire discuss the bold, breathless and wickedly fun action comedy about an arms deal that goes spectacularly and explosively wrong. Acclaimed filmmaker Ben Wheatley (Kill List, High Rise) propels the audience head-on into quite possibly the most epic shootout ever seen on film as he crafts a spectacular parody – and biting critique – of the insanity of gun violence. Everyone’s got a gun, and absolutely no one is in control.

John Wick Chronicles is an immersive first-person-shooter game built from the ground up for virtual reality. Players have the chance to explore the iconic Continental Hotel and are tasked with assassinating seemingly impossible targets that only John Wick himself could handle.

Five ordinary teenagers must team together to become something extraordinary in order to save the world from being obliterated by an alien threat. Experience the Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered Power Rangers: Zords Rising virtual reality demo and check out the real Power Rangers suits from the new film, coming to theaters March 24!

Saban’s Power Rangers: Legacy Wars is a console quality player vs. player fighting game on mobile. It is the first video game to feature Power Rangers from Lionsgate’s highly anticipated feature film, and it is also the first to feature iconic, fan-favorite Rangers and villains from Power Rangers’ 24-year history fighting alongside one another. Fans will have the opportunity to battle one another in this exciting interactive experience.